Holder for crayons or the like.



7 No. 724,877. PATENTED APR. 7,"1903.

v-. JOHNSON. HOLDER FOR ORAYONSI OR THE LIKE.

'APPIZIOATIOH FILED 11K. 6, 1993.

H0 MODEL.

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. VICTOR .IOIINSON, oF'sT. L'OUIS,'MISSOURI.

HOLDERFOR CRAYONS OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,877, dated April 7,1903.

Application filed January 6, 1903. Serial No. 138,076. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, VICTOR JOHNSON, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Holdersfor Crayons or the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings,forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for crayons and thelike, and has for its object to provide a holder peculiarly adapted topreserve soft crayons and the like from breakage and enable them tobecompletely used.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aside view of a crayon-holder embodying myinven tion,showing the crayonin place. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 isa top view of a holder of my invention.

The holder of my invention is composed of a single piece of metal,provided within its base with the circular collar A, around which thehandle spreads in a pear-shaped form, as.

into the slot G and prevents the ring F from sliding beyond the outerend of the tube 0. A circular collar or filler I is seated about thecollar A and serves as a balancing-weight 'to keep the point of thecrayon upward and away from contact with any surface upon which it maybe dropped.

By means of the holder of the peculiar construction described I amenabled to use a crayon of any length desired, always keeping the endsof the tube 0 adjusted upon the crayon near its end to prevent breakage.The

peculiar construction of the split tube 0 serves to grip the crayon Dfirmly for a considerable portion of its length and in perfect contacttherewith.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tohave secured to me by the grant of Letters Patent, is-

A holder for crayons and the like, made from a single piece of metal,provided with the collar A, the bulb B, and split tube 0, and

provided with the ring F; the split tube 0 be- :ing provided with thelongitudinal slot G, and

